brol'-er (Qere midhyanim; Kethibh midhwanim, "quarrelsomeness"; amachos, "not fighting"): Spoken of the quarrelsome woman; "a contentious (the King James Version "brawling") woman" (Proverbs 21:9). He who seeks the office of a bishop should be "no brawler" (paroinos the King James Version "given to wine," Titus 1:7); "not contentious" (the King James Version "not a brawler," 1 Timothy 3:3Titus 3:2).

1 Timothy iii. 4-Jan... sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous .../.../homily x 1 timothy iii.htm

Homilies on S. Ignatius and S. Babylas.... what kind of man the bishop ought to be, says, "For the bishop must be blameless as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not .../.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homilies on s ignatius and.htm

The Date of the Beginning of Noonday.... of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; "not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; one ...//christianbookshelf.org/orr/the gospel day /chapter i the date of.htm

On Examining Candidates for the Episcopal Office.... Let him therefore be sober, prudent, decent, firm, stable, not given to wine; no striker, but gentle; not a brawler, not covetous; "not a novice, lest, being .../.../constitutions of the holy apostles/sec i on examining candidates for.htm

A String of Pearls... 'A brawler,' or, as Delitzsch renders it, 'boisterous'"look into a liquor-store if you want to verify that, or listen to a drunken party coming back from an .../.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/a string of pearls.htm

The Almost Christian... returns evil for evil. he is no railer, no brawler, no scoffer, either at the faults or infirmities of his neighbour. he does not .../.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 2 the almost christian.htm

On the Character and Teaching of the Bishop.... nor rapacious; no purloiner; no admirer of the rich, nor hater of the poor; no evil-speaker, nor false witness; not given to anger; no brawler; not entangled .../.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec ii on the character and.htm

Letter Lxix. To Oceanus.... of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach, not given to wine, no striker...but patient, not a brawler, not covetous .../.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/letter lxix to oceanus.htm